sepulchral

sepulchral
[sıʹpʌlkrəl] a книжн.
1. могильный, погребальный, надгробный

sepulchral stone [monument] - надгробный камень [памятник]

sepulchral urn [lamp, rites] - погребальная урна [-ый факел, -ые обряды]

2. 1) глухой, замогильный

sepulchral voice - замогильный голос

2) мрачный

sepulchral look - мрачный взгляд


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  • Sepulchral — Se*pul chral, a. [L. sepulcralis: cf. F. s[ e]pulcral.] 1. Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription. [1913 Webster] 2. Unnaturally low and grave; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sepulchral — 1610s, “pertaining to a burial or place of burial,” from L. sepulcralis, from sepulcrum (see SEPULCHER (Cf. sepulcher)). Transf. sense of “gloomy” is from 1711 …   Etymology dictionary

  • sepulchral — [adj] gloomy black, bleak, cheerless, dark, deathly, dismal, dreary, forlorn, funereal, grave, hollow, morbid, mournful, obscure, somber; concepts 525,617,618 …   New thesaurus

  • sepulchral — Sepulchral, Adject. Ronsard …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • sepulchral — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or relating to a tomb or burial. 2) gloomy; dismal. DERIVATIVES sepulchrally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • sepulchral — [sə pul′krəl] adj. [L sepulcralis] 1. of sepulchers, burial, etc. 2. suggestive of the grave or burial; dismal; gloomy 3. deep and melancholy: said of sound sepulchrally adv …   English World dictionary

  • sepulchral — [[t]sɪpʌ̱lkrəl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is sepulchral is serious or sad and rather frightening. [LITERARY] He s gone, Rory whispered in sepulchral tones. 2) ADJ GRADED A sepulchral place is dark, quiet, and empty. [LITERARY] He made his… …   English dictionary

  • sepulchral — adj. 1 of a tomb or interment (sepulchral mound; sepulchral customs). 2 suggestive of the tomb, funereal, gloomy, dismal (sepulchral look). Derivatives: sepulchrally adv. Etymology: F seacutepulchral or L sepulchralis (as SEPULCHRE) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sepulchral — adjective Date: 1615 1. of or relating to a sepulchre < sepulchral inscriptions > 2. suited to or suggestive of a sepulchre ; funereal < spoke in sepulchral whispers > • sepulchrally adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sepulchral — se|pul|chral [sıˈpʌlkrəl] adj literary 1.) sad, serious, and slightly frightening ▪ a sepulchral voice 2.) dark, empty, and slightly frightening ▪ in the sepulchral gloom of the church …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sepulchral — sepulchrally, adv. /seuh pul kreuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb. 2. of or pertaining to burial. 3. proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal. 4. hollow and deep: sepulchral tones. [1605 15; < L sepulcralis. See… …   Universalium


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